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Today's Topics:
1. Log BBC via CYP (Theodor Averbeck)
2. Mon morn DX (Charles Bolland)
3. Log BBC via CYP (Corr.) (Theodor Averbeck)
4. Logs (John Kecskes)
5. Glenn Hauser logs March 15, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
6. Radio New Zealand International (Mark Nicholls)
7. 15 March Log (Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH)
8. Logs (Robert Wilkner)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:01:40 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Log BBC via CYP
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Log data
frequency kHz 15180
date 2010-03-15
time UTC 0930
transmitter at Limassol CYP
t-coordinates 34.621731 33.002618
language Arabic
sio 544
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice (with audio)
73 theo rx ar7030 loc jo42dr
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:04:04 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"DSWCI" <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Mon morn DX
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Solomon Islands, 5020, SIBC, 0940-1000, At tune in,
noted steady music with comments
between the tunes by both a male and female. At 0947
comments continue by a person
which seemed like news. Signal was fair to poor in
strength, but poor in audio quality.
(Chuck, March 15, 2010)
Watkins Johnson HF1000
26.27N 081.05W
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:10 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Log BBC via CYP (Corr.)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Log data
frequency kHz 15180
date 2010-03-15
time UTC 0930
transmitter at Limassol CYP
t-coordinates +34? 37' 17.15", +33? 0' 8.07"
language Arabic
sio 544
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice (with audio)
73 theo rx ar7030 loc jo42dr
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:19:28 +1100
From: John Kecskes <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
5020.00 0900-0920 SLBC
with music, adverts for Central bank, 0905, news, financial report, 0917 ID,
SLBC Happy Isles
5025.00 0920-0937 R Rebelde (pres)
with soft Latin music, 0932 short talk by a Female, very noisy, no clear ID
heard
5080.00 0937-0945 WWCR (pres)
with religious talk in English, no ID heard, fair reception, has SSB QRM on LSB
11680.00 0945-1005 KCBS
with the usual up lifting band music, time pips, ID, 1000 presumed the news,
almost sounded like a speech
fair reception
11740.00 0740-0743 Vatican Radio
news, ID, end TX suddenly at 0743 just as starting IS, excellent reception
11785.00 0802-0808 CRI
in Eng with world news, 0805 prg "People in The Know"
2368.50 0940-1005 R Symban
in Greek talk on democracy, unions, 1000 greek/cypriot music, very poor
reception
Kenwood R-5000 receiver, A/D DX antenna
Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to
remember it.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 15, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** CUBA. RHC announcers continue to mess up their own frequency listings, so
ignorant are they of their own true transmissions. March 15 at 1457 on 15360,
gave these to be in use from 1500, in usual Soviet-style out-of-order: 13770,
11730, 11760, 11800, 6110. But what about 11690? That is always on air too,
confirmed at 1506 check vs RTTY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. OTH radar pulses, presumed from here, March 15 at 1527 on
19090-19115; and still at 1602 recheck. Also on 13858-13883 March 15 at 1611
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 15195, EOTC Holy Synod Radio, via TDP via Samara,
RUSSIA, Mondays only, March 15 at 1608 fair with Horn of Africa music atop
DRM-like noise jamming. Thus DRM-promoting TDP is hoist with its own petard.
Why not use real DRM as jamming if you have such a capable transmitter?
However, Jim Ronda in Tulsa was not hearing any jamming when he tuned in at
1620 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. 3250, at 1143 March 15, hymn in Spanish, fair, i.e. Radio Luz y
Vida, HRPC. Seemed to be a second carrier slightly offset, which would be Korea
North (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 11620, March 15 at 1612 tone, fading down at 1613 and then into AIR
IS, 1615 opening Russian, news, 1621 Indian song. Fair with flutter, 335
degrees from Bangaluru per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9524.9, VOI at 1132 March 15 in Chinese with strange accent,
pausing to give station URL pronounced in English. Ishida indicates they are
consistently in Chinese during the 11-12 hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, March 15 at 0615, XEPPM had SAH and QRM from
Vatican, which went off at 0619* clearing frequency for R. Educaci?n, which
however does not seem as strong as it used to be. Nominal 10 kW (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 18057.9, March 15 at 1524, VP but recognizable signal from wacky
wailing David Miranda, 3 x 6019.3 from R. Victoria, Lima. Chuck Bolland found
the fundamental slightly lower, so the harmonic might vary as low as 18057.8;
really somewhere in between at this time, I think (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. She finally got it right! Weekly Sephardic broadcast from REE at
1425-1455 Mondays, March 15 at 1453 schedule announcement on 15385 axually said
``15385`` instead of 15325. No fading this time during fourth digit, so I am
certain of what the hostess said. Also gave for 0115 Tue to SAm, 11795, which
is yet unconfirmed, and 9650 at 0415 Tue to NAm --- both contrary to B-09 HFCC
registrations as 11780 and 9690 respectively; 11780 would face huge collision
with Bras?lia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [and non]. Whenever I hear R. Dabanga via Madagascar on 13800, there
is a tone on it, which must be jamming from Sudan. It`s not a het, as
reconfirmed March 15 at 1610, peaking at 13799 and 13801, i.e. a carrier
modulating at about 1 kHz DSB.
There are lots of other target/clandestine broadcasts into Sudan, but not aware
of any others being jammed. I wonder if R. Dabanga knows about this and/or is
doing anything to combat it: apparently not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. RTT, 7275, still cutting off amid programming at 0626:20* during YL
singer, and continuing on // 7335 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. As expected, Lavwadlamerik has shifted transmissions one UT hour
earlier due to DST in USA, not Ha?ti. March 15 at 1129, 9505 with Yankee Doodle
Dandy sign-on, 1130 cut to outro by Roland C?sar, THEN English intro as
``Welcome to the Voice of America, in Creole!``, and on into news by other
announcers starting with Ciudad Ju?rez killings of three American officials.
Also on // 6135 via Bonaire, so that`s earlied too.
No frequencies announced, and I wonder how many SW listeners in Haiti knew they
had to start tuning in an hour earlier. This should have been announced
frequently during the previous week.
1639 check, the ex-*1730 broadcast is underway, VG signals on 15390, 17565. The
VOA A-Z schedule has been updated, matching our monitoring already, and finally
inserting the extra broadcasts which have really existed ever since the
earthquake:
Creole - NEW!
1130-1230 UTC 6135 9505 [M-F only per lite blue color coding]
1630-1830 UTC 15390 17565
1830-2000 UTC 15390
2000-2200 UTC 11905 13725
2200-2300 UTC 7590 11905
2300-0000 UTC 5835 7590
0000-0100 UTC 5835 7590
0100-0200 UTC 5835 7465
Also had a very strong S9+22 open carrier on 15370, March 15 at 1504 with
split-second transmission break, suspected Greenville tuning up for later
broadcast on 15390. Not clear why not on 15390 itself as before.
VOA Spanish also makes DST timeshifts, despite the fact that only Cuba observes
DST matching USA. At 1138 March 15, 9885 good with news about Colombia,
presumably the Andean segment, but nothing audible on 13715 or 15590, former
frequencies from 1230; 15 MHz was still dead, and on 13 MHz nothing but a weak
signal from RFI via TDF GUF on 13640.
VOA A-Z schedule has now updated Spanish too:
1130-1200 UTC 9885 13715 [M-F only per lite blue color coding]
1200-1300 UTC 9885 13715
0000-0100 UTC 5890 7340 9885 [Tu-Sa only per lite green color coding]
2300-0000 UTC 5890 9885
The 00-01 hour must be ``A Fondo``, the joint produxion with R. Mart?, formerly
at 01-02, and only one of its previous frequencies retained, 7340, while the
other two are same as previous hour in straight VOA Spanish. I wonder if any or
all of the R. Mart? frequencies are off now at 00-01 as a result (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WTWW is still running 5080 until 12 UT, noted March 15 at 1137 with
PPP versus the ute beeps on 5078 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:18:05 +1300
From: Mark Nicholls <[email protected]>
To: Hard Core DX <[email protected]>,
[email protected], DXDIALOG <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio New Zealand International
Message-ID: <p06240818c7c445a32...@[121.73.49.82]>
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From the Radio NZ International website
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/whatsnew.php#282
Quote
Update RNZI Power Supply Problem
15 Mar, 2010 18:53 UTC
It is taking much longer than expected to complete repairs. We hope
to have our full schedule operating sometime this week.
Due to the failure of a Mains Breaker at the RNZI transmission Base
we are only able to operate one transmitter at the moment. This means
we have had to reduce the hours we broadcast in AM and in DRM .
The AM service will available from midnight to 0650 NZ time,
0750-0950, 1050-1400, 1500-1600, 1700-2400
DRM will be available from 0650-0750,0950-1050, 1400-1500, 1600-1700 NZ time.
We regret these interruptions and hope to have normal services back
to normal as soon as the repair work is completed.
Unquote
--
Mark Nicholls
Chief Editor/Webmaster
NZ Radio DX League
http://radiodx.com/nzrdxl/
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:58:21 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH"
<[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>, "DX India"
<[email protected]>, "Cumbre DX list" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Shortwave Listening Group"
<[email protected]>, "Shortwave group"
<[email protected]>, "Hardcore DX"
<[email protected]>, "DXplorer"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 15 March Log
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Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="gb2312"
No monitoring over the weekend due to SWLing in the RSGB Commonwealth CW
contest on the ham bands. Found unusually good conditions on most bands. 3
5MHz/80m was open to New Zealand early on Sunday morning. 7MHz/40m opened to
Oceania Saturday evening and Sunday morning, 21MHz/15m had great signals
from all over Africa, while 14MHz/20m was open to just about everywhere
during the 24 hours of the contest. The only band that was poor was
10m/28MHz where I only found a couple of stations. Today though, 10m was
open to Western Australia, the first VK I have heard on that band since 2007
Here are todays broadcast loggings:
CHINA
CRI 15230 via Sackville, in English, 1432 15 Mar. OM
translating a YL talking in Chinese about friendship,
then back into China Drive prgr. (s9+10) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
CUBA
Radio Habana Cuba (presumed) 15120 via Habana, in Spanish,
1353 15 Mar. Presumed to be RHC. YL talk with some music.
Heard in clear occasionally over BSKSA. Most of time beating
with or below Saudi Arabia. Appears to be a few Hz off
frequency as there is a SAH when the two stns are near the
same strength. (s5) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
EGYPT
Radio Cairo 15080 via Abis, in Arabic (I think),
1338 15 Mar. Incredibly distorted audio. Worst I have ever
heard R.Cairo. OM announcer. Overall this signal is not
useable. Urgent repairs needed! Switched to FM and the
signal is just as understandable as it was in AM, if not
slightly better! (s8) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
FRANCE
Radio France Internationale 15300 via Issoudun, in French,
1445 15 Mar. 2 OM's talking. Some flutter and what sounds
like utility/digital (4-6 short pulses then 1 longer pulse,
rough/raspy sounding signal on AM or SSB, certainly not CW).
QRM on signal. (s7) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
Radio France Internationale 21580 via Issoudun, in French,
1208 15 Mar. YL talk, various mentions of "President",
comments from om's. Rapid, deep QSB from s4 to unreadable.
(s4-s0) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
GERMANY
Deutsche Welle 15275 via Kigali, in German, 1439 15 Mar. YL
and OM. Playing excerpts from an American accented speaker
(sounds like a politician) and then presumably translating
and commenting on it. OM with ID in German. (s9) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
INDIA
All India Radio 15050 via Dehli, in Sinhala, 1328 15 Mar.
YL singing Bollywood type song. Then OM with slower song.
Audio level dropped very noticeably when songs finished and
OM announcer started. Audio so low it is difficult to hear
more than an occasional word against background noise on
the signal. (s2-s7) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
KUWAIT
Radio Kuwait 15110 Kabd, in Arabic, 1347 15 Mar. OM with
talk, into instrumental ME music with comments from OM.
(s9) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
LIBYA
Voice of Africa (presumed) 21695 Sabrata,
in Swahili (presumed), 1230 15 Mar. very weak today, ME
style music. YL heard. Even using SSB with DSP noise
reduction, it is very difficult to make out what language is
being used. (<s1) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
POLAND
Polish Radio (External Service) 15245 Woofferton,
in Belarusian, 1435 15 Mar. 2 YL's talking, after a jingle,
an OM presented a piece before returning to original
presenter. (s9 QSB) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
PORTUGAL
RDP 21655 via Sao Gabriel, in Portuguese, 1226 15 Mar. yl
talking between pop music tracks. (s7) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA 15120 Riyadh, in Bengali (presumed), 1350 15 Mar. OM
with talk. Some QRM from co-channel CUBA (presumed).
(s9+20) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
BSKSA 21505 Riyadh, in Arabic, 1202 15 Mar. OM talking,
mentions of Saudi Arabia and other places in Middle East.
Music jingle between items. (s9+10) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
BSKSA 21600 via Riyadh, in Arabic, 1212 15 Mar. very weak,
can just make out OM talking. Not // 21505. Signal mostly
too weak to be of useable quality. (<s1) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
BSKSA 21640 Riyadh, in Arabic, 1221 15 Mar. //21505. Signal
about equal. OM talking, played music from a war movie
soundtrack, then continued with talk. (s7 QSB) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
SPAIN
Radio Exterior de Espana 15170 via Costa Rica, in Spanish,
1357 15 Mar. Song: "Spanish Eyes". Music: "Spanish Eyes".
Then ID and news read by YL. Mentions of Venezuela and
Conservative party. Reports from various OM's. (s9+50) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
R. Exterior de Espana 21540 via Noblejas, in Spanish,
1205 15 Mar. OM with ID: "Radio Nacional De Espana". Heavy
Rock music with OM talking over, mentions of Valencia.
(s9+20) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
R. Exterior de Espana 21610 via Noblejas, in Spanish,
1216 15 Mar. //21540 but stronger. (s9+20) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
TAIWAN
Radio Taiwan 15225 Issoudun, in Russian, 1420 15 Mar. om
talk, brief ID at 1430 then music break before back into
talk. Some splatter from 15230, cleared with PBT. (s9) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
UK
BBC World Service 12470 via Mahe, Seychelles, in English,
1153 15 Mar. om talk, Time pips at 1200, then OM reading
news. QSB reducing signal to unreadable at times. (s2) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
BBC World Service 21630 via Ascension Island, in French,
1217 15 Mar. weak signal with QSB. YL talking. Only audible
on signal peaks. (<s1) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
USA
RFA 15195 via Tinian Isl, in Vietnamese, 1406 15 Mar.
Signal dipping down to s2 every few seconds. OM talking.
Some comments from 2nd OM. (s6) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
VOA 15205 via Lampertheim, in English, 1410 15 Mar. YL
talking to OM. Slightly hollow sound to signal, probably
back scatter. (s5) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
Family Radio Worldwide/WYFR 15210 via Okeechobee,
in Portuguese, 1416 15 Mar. Choir singing a hymn, then into
OM talk. (s6) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
Radio Mart? 15330 Greenville, in Spanish, 1450 15 Mar. OM
talk while playing pop music: "Genie in a Bottle" by
Christina Aguillera. Mention of 'Cubanos' then YL talk.
(s9) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
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73, Sean Gilbert - Buckingham, UK.
http://www.hfradio.org.uk
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Inverted Vee @ 10m; Wellbrook ALA1530 @ 3m
MFJ1026, SEM Multifilter, 'Dream' DRM Software
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:42:37 -0400
From: Robert Wilkner <[email protected]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Robert Wilkner
Pompano Beach Florida
Drake R8 Icom 746Pro DL
60 meter band dipole ~ Noise Reducing Antenna
---------------------------------------------------------------
2325 Australia VL8T Tennant Creek NT 1123 Rolling Stones "Miss You"
2330 news of Whaling dispute, Japanese Coast Guard , into BBC report
1137 back to pop music., 2310 less strong and 2485 only carrier 15 March
[Wilkner]
4796.49.Bolivia Radio Lipez, Uyuni 1031 yl dj under high noise level 15
March [Wilkner]
4950 Peru, Radio Madre de Dios 1040 to 1050, yl "...Madre de Dios.."
in sentence followed by ID for Radio Madre de Dios, instrumental music,
into vocal accompanied by rustic Peru music. Good signal until rapid
fade 15 March [Wilkner]
4955 Peru Radio Cultural Amauta Huanta 1045 too 1115 long talk by om
not music at all 15 March [Wilkner]
5039.18 Peru, Radio Libertad Junin 1050 - 1110 fade out, rustic OA
music, Very Strong signal, "..en pueblo de ....Radio Libertad...por
ejemplo ...sin embargo...en Peru.... en todos los dias...atencion Junin
..seise en las manana..." 15 March [Wilkner]
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David Sharp NSW, Australia
** ECUADOR 3810.000 HD2IOA, 1015, Spanish time checks by man every
ten seconds or so, only readable in LSB (but otherwise very good). March
3. (FT-950, NRD-535D, etc David Sharp, NSW, Australia)
** INDONESIA 7289.864 RRI-Nabire, 2307, Indonesian talk by woman and
into local music. Just above threshold but readable due to quiet
conditions. Never heard this one at this time before. March 5. (FT-950,
NRD-535D, etc David Sharp, NSW, Australia)
** PERU 4746.881 Radio Huanta Dos Mil, 1023, fair with huaynos, best
in LSB to avoid slop on 4750. Only Peruvian noted today. March 3.
(FT-950, NRD-535D, etc David Sharp, NSW, Australia)
** RUSSIA 7140.000 Radio Rossii, 1037, good with classical music and
male announcer, Surprised to hear this in the clear, as the Voice of
Korea normally dominates the frequency 'till 1300 or so. March 3.
(FT-950, NRD-535D, etc David Sharp, NSW, Australia)
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